B. VP Assistants will meet with
Yvonne Realivasquez as a new advisory group.

C. Sorrels announced that the
Unmanned Aircraft project group will meet with Alpine officials.This project is researching the feasibility
of unmanned aircrafts in Texas for a national research project.

D. Gudena announced that
starting June 15th we will increase our internet bandwidth and it
will be funded by the Title V grant. This will affect the entire university and
will cost about $15,000; this will triple our speed with the internet.

E. Gudena showcased the new
LYNC system for videoconferencing, instant messaging, calling, etc. This is
being tested by OIT and is projected for deployment campus wide by Fall 2013.

F. Gudena also showed Sharepoint and how it could be used for ease of access and
sharing folders from various users.Saving documents in the cloud will allow for using files from any mobile
device.Skydrive
is your personal space in the cloud and is not shared with anyone.This will help to eliminate using jump
drives.

1. There have been some
personnel changes in several academic areas, Thurman
will monitor the needs of the departments as is necessary.

C.CFO’s Report

1. EC Budget meeting on
Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 10:00 am.

D.Associate Provost’s Report

1. Nothing to report

E.CIO’s Report

1.Nothing to report

F.VPEM’s Report

1. Based on discussion from
Groves, Maestas asked EC if we need to purchase a Banner App for phones for
students.After deliberation, EC decided
not to move forward with the purchase.

V.New Business

A.Personnel Items

1.Summer Appointment Letters – Thurman questioned
whether we should offer summer appointment letters. We might want to be clear
on the appointment letters that clearly define what they will be doing for the
summer. Judy Perry is looking into this for our sister institutions.This will affect 12 month employees in
particular.Tabled pending more
information - No Action was taken.